Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
Nothing says it better than a fact chart of how Dallas, our precious city, is withering away as it ages. Dallas is no different than other maturing U.S. cities, all of whom have problems along the same lines: declining job market, median household incomes dropping, diminishing credit rates, diminishing home ownership, difficulty attracting Millennials,…
CandysDirt.com is sponsoring an important panel discussion this week on Thursday, Aug. 25, on the future of Fair Park and why everyone in North Dallas and across the city should be fully informed about the current plan to turn 277 acres of our city over to a private entity. Full details on the meeting are below, but it…
We have written about 3756 Armstrong Avenue, one of the most architecturally significant homes ever built in Dallas. Located on the delicious juncture of two magnificent Highland Park streets, Armstrong and Overhill, the home was a commissioned private residence for Jack and Nancy Penson, highly loved Dallas philanthropists. Mr. and Mrs. Penson’s names are on…
An “O” House is a home so fabulous you have to drop whatever you are doing (yeah, even that) or holding, including your nail file, to look! I have often said that the best person to buy a house from is a doctor. Why? They are compulsive, take care of systems to the n th degree,…
“Candace, do they even care how property taxes affect small businesses? Property taxes are by far my biggest expense. I pay over $100,000 a year in property taxes. I would love to hire another $45,000 employee, but I am holding off until I know what our property taxes and other taxes will do.” How many…
